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'''''Yoder''''' is a surname of [[Swiss German]] origin of which the original spelling is Joder. It originated from the [[Canton of Bern]] in [[Switzerland]]. The name dates back to at least 1260, and is a shortened version of the name [[Theodore (disambiguation)|Theodore]].

originated from the [[Canton of Bern]] in [[Switzerland]]. The name dates back to at least 1260, and is a shortened version of the name [[Theodore (disambiguation)|Theodore]].

[[Saint Yoder]] (died {{circa|400}}) is a patron saint of [[Valais]], probably the first [[Bishop of Sion|bishop of Octodurum]].

==Origin of the surname==

''Joderhuebel'' — German for ''Yoder Hill'' — is a natural fortress on the [[Emme River]] in the Swiss [[Canton of BerneBern]]. German researcher Karl Joder of [[Ludwigshafen am Rhein]] believes that the Yoder family was established in the region surrounding the hill before recorded history. The oldest known documentation of the Yoder family is a 1260 record of the birth of a Peter Joder in ''Joderhuebel''.

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